Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g
Buch, Englisch, 576 Seiten, Format (B × H): 196 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1111 g
ISBN: 978-1-264-25782-9
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
A comprehensive overview of all aspects of construction safety, including standards and regulations, for major infrastructure and construction projects of all types.Construction Safety: Health, Practices, and OSHA covers key elements of construction safety across all types of construction. In-depth coverage includes safety principles, precautions necessary with the use of specific materials, protections for various types of construction, detailed explanations of Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and compliance with OSHA regulations.The book contains theoretical materials and detailed explanations with photos, tables, diagrams and sketches. At the end of each chapter there are multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions typical of those found in various national exams and OSHA construction safety training exam as well as practice problems and critical-thinking questions.Coverage includes: - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
- Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
- Toxic and Hazardous Substances
- Concrete, Masonry, Steel, and Wood Construction
- Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air
- Blasting and fires
- Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
- Mechanized Equipment, Scaffold, Materials Handling and Transportation
- Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence
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Preface
1 Introduction 1.1 Nature of Construction Operations 1.2 Introduction to OSHA 1.3 Importance of Safe Practices 1.4 Workers’ Rights 1.5 Summary 1.6 Multiple-Choice Questions 1.7 Practice Problems 1.8 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
2 Personal Safety 2.1 Basics of Personal Safety 2.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2.3 Head Protection 2.4 Hearing Protection 2.5 Eye and Face Protection 2.6 Hand Protection 2.7 Foot Protection 2.8 Respirator 2.9 Personal Training 2.10 Summary 2.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 2.12 Practice Problems 2.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
3 Responsibility, Culture, and Ethics 3.1 General 3.2 Company and Safety 3.3 Contractors and Safety 3.4 Supervisors and Safety 3.5 Office Personnel and Safety 3.6 Employee and Safety 3.7 Safety-First Culture 3.8 Ethics and Safety 3.9 Ethics and Whistle-Blowing 3.10 Summary 3.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 3.12 Practice Problems 3.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
4 Accidents in Constructions 4.1 General 4.2 Accident Theories 4.3 Causes of Accidents 4.4 Cost of Accidents 4.5 Incident Investigation Techniques 4.6 Impact of an Accident on the Employer 4.7 Common Human Performance Snares 4.8 Accident Prevention 4.9 Summary 4.10 Multiple-Choice Questions 4.11 Practice Problems 4.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
5 Construction’s Fatal Fours 5.1 General 5.2 Falls 5.3 Struck-by-Object 5.4 Electrocutions 5.5 Caught-in-Between 5.6 Summary 5.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 5.8 Practice Problems 5.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
6 Worker Compensation and Injured Worker Management 6.1 General 6.2 Workers’ Compensation Laws 6.3 Workers’ Compensation Insurance 6.4 Types of Disabilities 6.5 Cost Reduction Strategies 6.6 Remedy for Injured Workers 6.7 Compensable Injuries 6.8 How to Obtain Workers’ Compensation Benefits 6.9 Death Benefits 6.10 Injured Worker Management 6.11 Summary 6.12 Multiple-Choice Questions 6.13 Practice Problems 6.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
7 Hazards Analysis 7.1 General 7.2 Types of Hazards 7.3 Importance of Job Hazard Analysis 7.4 Appropriate Jobs for Hazard Analysis 7.5 Getting Started for Hazard Analysis 7.6 Breaking the Jobs Down for Hazard Analysis 7.7 Identifying Potential Hazards 7.8 Preliminary Hazard Analysis 7.9 Correcting or Preventing Hazards 7.10 Detailed Hazard Analysis 7.11 Hierarchy of Hazard Prevention and Reduction 7.12 Components of Hazard Prevention and Reduction 7.13 Summary 7.14 Multiple-Choice Questions 7.15 Practice Problems 7.16 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
8 Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence 8.1 General 8.2 Safety Rules and Regulations 8.3 Promoting Safety 8.4 Factors of Safety Violence 8.5 Workplace Violence 8.6 Reduction of Workplace Violence 8.7 Prevention of Workplace Violence 8.8 Workplace Security 8.9 Summary 8.10 Multiple-Choice Questions 8.11 Practice Problems 8.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
9 OSHA Construction Safety Programs 9.1 History of the OSH Act 9.2 OSHA Standards and the General Duty Clause 9.3 OSHA Jurisdiction and State Programs 9.4 OSHA Recording, Reporting, and Posting Requirements 9.5 OSHA Inspections and Citations 9.6 OSHA Services and Programs 9.7 Summary 9.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 9.9 Practice Problems 9.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
10 General Safety and Health Provisions 10.1 General 10.2 Safety Training and Education 10.3 First Aid and Medical Attention 10.4 Fire Protection and Prevention 10.5 Housekeeping 10.6 Personal Protective Equipment 10.7 Acceptable Certifications 10.8 Means of Egress 10.9 Employee Emergency Action Plans 10.10 Summary 10.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 10.12 Practice Problems 10.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
11 Occupational Health and Environmental Controls 11.1 General 11.2 Medical Services and First Aid 11.3 Sanitation 11.4 Occupational Noise Exposure 11.5 Illumination 11.6 Ventilation 11.7 Methylenedianiline 11.8 Lead 11.9 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 11.10 Summary 11.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 11.12 Exercises 11.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
12 Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment 12.1 General 12.2 General Criteria for Personal Protective Equipment 12.3 Head Protection 12.4 Hearing Protection 12.5 Eye and Face Protection 12.6 Respiratory Protection 12.7 Safety Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards 12.8 Safety Nets 12.9 Working Over or Near Water 12.10 Summary 12.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 12.12 Practice Problems 12.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
13 Fire Protection and Prevention 13.1 General 13.2 Fire Protection Equipment 13.3 Injuries and First Aid 13.4 Fire Protection Specifications 13.5 Fire Prevention 13.6 Flammable Liquids 13.7 Summary 13.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 13.9 Practice Problems 13.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
14 Signs, Signals, and Barricades 14.1 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags 14.2 Signaling 14.3 Summary 14.4 Multiple-Choice Questions 14.5 Practice Problems 14.6 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
15 Materials Storage, Handling, Use, and Disposal 15.1 General 15.2 Methods of Hazards Prevention in Handling and Storing Materials 15.3 General OSHA Requirements for Storage 15.4 Rigging Equipment for Material Handling 15.5 Handling Other Equipment 15.6 Disposal of Waste Materials 15.7 Summary 15.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 15.9 Practice Problems 15.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
16 Tools—Hand and Power 16.1 General 16.2 General Requirements for Tools 16.3 Hand Tools 16.4 Power-Operated Hand Tools 16.5 Abrasive Wheels and Tools 16.6 Woodworking Tools 16.7 Jacks-Lever and Ratchet, Screw, and Hydraulic 16.8 Air Receivers 16.9 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus 16.10 Overall Working Safety 16.11 Summary 16.12 Multiple-Choice Questions 16.13 Practice Problems 16.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
17 Welding and Cutting 17.1 General 17.2 Hazards Related to Welding and Cutting 17.3 Safe Practices for Weldin
g and Cutting 17.4 Arc Welding and Cutting 17.5 Fire Prevention 17.6 Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting, and Heating 17.7 Welding, Cutting, and Heating in Way of Preservative Coatings 17.8 Summary 17.9 Multiple-Choice Questions 17.10 Practice Problems 17.11 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
18 Electrical 18.1 General 18.2 Hazards of Electricity 18.3 Causes of Electrical Accidents 18.4 Preventing Electrical Accidents 18.5 Safe Work Practices for Handling Electricity 18.6 General Safety Requirements 18.7 Summary 18.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 18.9 Practice Problems 18.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
19 Scaffolds 19.1 General 19.2 Types of Scaffolds 19.3 General Safety Requirements 19.4 Additional Requirements Applicable to Specific Types of Scaffolds 19.5 Aerial lifts 19.6 Summary 19.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 19.8 Practice Problems 19.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
20 Fall Protection 20.1 General 20.2 Duty to Have Fall Protection 20.3 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices 20.4 Fall Protection Plan 20.5 Training Requirements 20.6 Summary 20.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 20.8 Practice Problems 20.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
21 Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors 21.1 General 21.2 Helicopters 21.3 Material and Personnel Hoists 21.4 Base-Mounted Drum Hoists 21.5 Overhead Hoists 21.6 Conveyors 21.7 Summary 21.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 21.9 Practice Problems 21.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
22 Mechanized Equipment, Motor Vehicles, and Marine Operations 22.1 General 22.2 Safety Regulations for Mechanized Equipment 22.3 Safety Regulations for Motor Vehicles 22.4 Safety Regulations for Material Handling Equipment 22.5 Safety Regulations for Pile-Driving Equipment 22.6 Safety Regulations for Site Clearing 22.7 Safety Regulations for Marine Operations and Equipment 22.8 Summary 22.9 Multiple-Choice Questions 22.10 Practice Problems 22.11 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
23 Excavations 23.1 General 23.2 Specific Excavation Requirements 23.3 Requirements for Protective Systems 23.4 Soil Classification 23.5 Summary 23.6 Multiple-Choice Questions 23.7 Practice Problems 23.8 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
24 Concrete and Masonry Construction 24.1 General 24.2 Requirements for Equipment and Tools 24.3 Requirements for Cast-in-Place Concrete 24.4 Requirements for Precast Concrete 24.5 Requirements for Lift-Slab Construction Operations 24.6 Requirements for Masonry Construction 24.7 Summary 24.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 24.9 Practice Problems 24.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
25 Steel Erection 25.1 General 25.2 Hazards in Steel Erections 25.3 General Safety Measures in Steel Erections 25.4 Site Layout, Site-Specific Erection Plan, and Construction Sequence 25.5 Hoisting and Rigging 25.6 Structural Steel Assembly 25.7 Column Anchorage 25.8 Beams and Columns 25.9 Open Web Steel Joists 25.10 Systems-Engineered Metal Buildings 25.11 Fall Protection 25.12 Summary 25.13 Multiple-Choice Questions 25.14 Practice Problems 25.15 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
26 Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air 26.1 General 26.2 Underground Construction 26.3 Safety Regulations for Caissons 26.4 Safety Regulations for Cofferdams 26.5 Compressed Air 26.6 Summary 26.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 26.8 Practice Problems 26.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
27 Demolition 27.1 General 27.2 Types of Demolition 27.3 Methods of Demolition 27.4 Demolition Hazards 27.5 Steps of Demolition 27.6 Preparatory Operations 27.7 Stairs, Passageways, and Ladders 27.8 Chutes 27.9 Removal of Materials through Floor Openings 27.10 Removal of Walls, Masonry Sections, and Chimneys 27.11 Manual Removal of Floors 27.12 Removal of Walls, Floors, and Material with Equipment 27.13 Storage of Waste Materials 27.14 Removal of Steel Construction 27.15 Mechanical Demolition 27.16 Summary 27.17 Multiple-Choice Questions 27.18 Practice Problems 27.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
28 Stairways and Ladders 28.1 General 28.2 General Safety Regulations 28.3 Safety Regulations for Stairways 28.4 Safety Regulations for Stairrails and Handrails 28.5 Safety Regulations for Ladders 28.6 Summary 28.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 28.8 Practice Problems 28.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
29 Toxic and Hazardous Substances 29.1 General 29.2 Asbestos 29.3 Thirteen Carcinogens 29.4 Vinyl Chloride 29.5 Inorganic Arsenic 29.6 Beryllium 29.7 Chromium (VI) 29.8 Cadmium 29.9 Benzene 29.10 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane 29.11 Acrylonitrile 29.12 Ethylene Oxide 29.13 Formaldehyde 29.14 Methylene Chloride 29.15 Respirable Crystalline Silica 29.16 Summary 29.17 Multiple-Choice Questions 29.18 Practice Problems 29.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
30 Confined Spaces in Construction 30.1 General 30.2 Confined Space Hazards 30.3 Before Entering a Confined Space 30.4 Rescue Procedures 30.5 General Safety Regulations 30.6 Permit-Required Confined Space Program 30.7 Permitting Process 30.8 Entry Permit 30.9 Training 30.10 Duties of Authorized Entrants 30.11 Duties of Attendants 30.12 Duties of Entry Supervisors 30.13 Rescue and Emergency Services 30.14 Employee Participation 30.15 Summary 30.16 Multiple-Choice Questions 30.17 Practice Problems 30.18 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
31 Blasting and the Use of Explosives 31.1 General 31.2 General Safety Regulations 31.3 Blaster Qualifications 31.4 Surface Transportation of Explosives 31.5 Underground Transportation of Explosives 31.6 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents 31.7 Loading of Explosives or Blasting Agents 31.8 Initiation of Explosive Charges-Electric Blasting 31.9 Use of Safety Fuse 31.10 Use of Detonating Cord 31.11 Firing the Blast 31.12 Inspection after Blasting 31.13 Misfires 31.14 Underwater Blasting 31.15 Blasting in Excavation Work under Compressed Air 31.16 Summary 31.17 Multiple-Choice Questions 31.18 Practice Problems 31.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
32 Electric Power Transmission and Distribution 32.1 General &n
bsp;32.2 Avoiding Hazards 32.3 General Safety Regulations 32.4 Medical Services and First Aid 32.5 Job Briefing 32.6 Enclosed Spaces 32.7 Protective Equipment and Tools 32.8 Materials Handling and Storage 32.9 Grounding for the Protection of Employees 32.10 Testing and Test Facilities 32.11 Summary 32.12 Multiple-Choice Questions 32.13 Practice Problems 32.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
33 Cranes and Derricks in Construction 33.1 General 33.2 Assembly/Disassembly 33.3 Inspections 33.4 Wire Rope-Inspection 33.5 Safety Devices 33.6 Operation 33.7 Work Area Control 33.8 Tower Cranes 33.9 Derricks 33.10 Floating Cranes/Derricks and Land Cranes/Derricks on Barges 33.11 Summary 33.12 Multiple-Choice Questions 33.13 Practice Problems 33.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
34 Ergonomics Program 34.1 General 34.2 Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) 34.3 Risk Factors for the MSD 34.4 Ergonomic Improvements by Employers 34.5 Primary Elements of a Complete Ergonomics Program 34.6 Summary 34.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 34.8 Practice Problems 34.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
Appendix
References
Index
